A | B |
oatmeal was swopped onto their plates | plopped down quickly |
Amoses | mean foster family |
felt that receiving the brown sugar for his oatmeal was | a true privilege |
By 1932, 30% of Americans | were unemployed |
The author | Christopher Paul Curtis |
spigots | water faucets |
The breakfast line was full of raggedy, downtrodden people | who had no jobs, food, or $ |
Flint, Michigan | setting of Bud, not Buddy |
the Amoses lock Bud in the shed and | keep his belongings in the house. |
Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker | jazz musicians |
John Dillinger | notorious criminal |
Shows Bud is compassionate | Bud tries to cheer Jerry up |
Shows Bud was courageous & determined | Bud wouldn't let Todd beat him up without a fight |
Why Bud feels proud | Bud has his own suitcase |